One of the major events of the late Middle Ages is the [[Black Death]], a plague [[pandemic]] between 1347 and 1351, which is believed to have wiped out one-third of the European population. The plague had momentous consequences for the late medieval European society and mentality. | One of the major events of the late Middle Ages is the [[Black Death]], a plague [[pandemic]] between 1347 and 1351, which is believed to have wiped out one-third of the European population. The plague had momentous consequences for the late medieval European society and mentality. |